JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="//stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<div class="dropdown-item">
  <input id="inputId" name="filtercheckbox" type="checkbox" />
  <label for="inputId">Basic Label</label>
</div>

CSS

.dropdown-item {
  background-color: red;
}

label {
  background-color: blue;
  color: white;
}

JavaScript

$(".dropdown-item").click(function () { 
    var checkBox = $('input[name=filtercheckbox]', this);

    $(checkBox).prop('checked', !checkBox.is(':checked'));
});

$('input[name=filtercheckbox]').click(function (e) {
	e.stopPropagation();
});